Method and system for the acquisition of data and for the display of data
First Claim
1. A method for acquiring data from an instrument panel having at least one instrument display wherein a value of a parameter being monitored via the display is associated with at least an angular disposition of an indicator with respect to the display comprising:
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(a) providing a first image of said at least one angular display comprising a plurality of image elements;
(b) transforming at least a portion of said first image into a corresponding R-θ
image, wherein each said image element of the at least portion of said first image is relocated in said R-θ
image to a position with respect to a first axis and a second axis according to the radius (R) and angular disposition (θ
), respectively, of said image element with respect to a center and datum angle, respectively, in said first image;
(c) identifying said parameter value from said R-θ
image by identifying an image corresponding to at least a part of said indicator therein and determining a position of said indicator with respect to said R-θ
image;
(d) providing a coded data stream representative of said parameter value;
(e) at least one of transmitting and recording said coded data stream.
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Abstract
A method and system are provided for acquiring data from an instrument panel or the like by obtaining images of the panel and optically identifying readings of the instruments in the image. The readings are in the form of geometrically identifiable forms having a meaning according to predetermined criteria. A coded data stream is created representative of the identified readings and transmitted to another location. The received data stream is then encoded and displayed on a virtual image of the instrument panel. The data stream can also be stored.
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49 Claims
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1. A method for acquiring data from an instrument panel having at least one instrument display wherein a value of a parameter being monitored via the display is associated with at least an angular disposition of an indicator with respect to the display comprising:
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(a) providing a first image of said at least one angular display comprising a plurality of image elements;
(b) transforming at least a portion of said first image into a corresponding R-θ
image, wherein each said image element of the at least portion of said first image is relocated in said R-θ
image to a position with respect to a first axis and a second axis according to the radius (R) and angular disposition (θ
), respectively, of said image element with respect to a center and datum angle, respectively, in said first image;
(c) identifying said parameter value from said R-θ
image by identifying an image corresponding to at least a part of said indicator therein and determining a position of said indicator with respect to said R-θ
image;
(d) providing a coded data stream representative of said parameter value;
(e) at least one of transmitting and recording said coded data stream. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 44)
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22. A method for displaying data comprising:
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(i) at least one of receiving and reading a coded data stream representative of an image of said at least one display of an instrument panel;
(ii) creating an image of said at least one readout based on said corresponding said coded data stream;
(iii) displaying said image in the context of an image representative of said panel. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 45, 47)
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30. A system for the acquisition of data from an instrument panel comprising at least one instrument angular display wherein a value of a parameter being monitored at the display is associated with at least an angular disposition of an indicator with respect to the display, comprising:
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(a) at least one first camera for providing a first image of said at least one display;
(b) processing system for processing said first image of said at least one display to provide a coded data stream representative of said image via a method comprising;
—(I) transforming at least a portion of said first image into a corresponding R-θ
image, wherein each said predefined image element of the at least portion of said first image is relocated in said R-θ
image to a position with respect to a first axis and a second axis according to the radius (R) and angular disposition (θ
), respectively, of said predefined image element with respect to a center and datum angle, respectively, in said first image;
(II) identifying said parameter value from said R-θ
image;
(III) providing said coded data stream, wherein said coded data stream is representative of said parameter value;
(c) at least one of transmitting apparatus and recording apparatus for transmitting and recording, respectively, said coded data stream. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A system for displaying data comprising:
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(i) at least one of data receiving apparatus and reading apparatus for receiving and reading, respectively, a coded data stream representative of an image of said at least one readout of an instrument panel;
(ii) processing apparatus for creating an image of said at least one readout based on said corresponding said coded data stream;
(iii) displaying apparatus for displaying said image in the context of an image representative of said panel. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43)
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46. A method for providing a simulation in a first location of an instrument status at a second location, comprising:
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(a) providing an image of an instrument having said instrument status at said second location;
(b) analyzing said image to provide a measure of said instrument status;
(c) providing a coded data stream representative of said measure of said instrument status;
(d) transmitting said coded data stream to said first location (e) receiving said coded data stream at said first location;
(f) simulating said instrument status by reconstructing and displaying a virtual image corresponding to said instrument based on said coded data stream, such that said virtual image comprises a representation of said instrument status.
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48. A system for providing a simulation in a first location of an instrument status at a second location, comprising:
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(g) at least one first camera for providing an image of said instrument at said second location;
(h) first processing system for analyzing said image to provide a measure of said instrument status, and for providing a coded data stream representative of said measure of said instrument status;
(i) transmitting apparatus for transmitting said coded data stream to said first location;
(j) receiving apparatus at said first location for receiving said coded data stream;
(k) second processing system for simulating said instrument status by reconstructing a virtual image corresponding to said instrument based on said coded data stream, such that said virtual image comprises a representation of said instrument status, and first display apparatus for displaying said virtual image. - View Dependent Claims (49)
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